This week, Christopher McQuarrie returns to M:I with the biggest, splashiest, most ankle-breaking adventure so far. Is this who Ethan Hunt has been all along? Has Paris ever looked better? How do Henry Cavill’s arms even work?

Unanswered Questions:

• In what way is Ethan Hunt is a scalpel?
• Does the disillusioned spy still have power as an archetype within this series?
• Why was the remote-control car introduced?

Further reading:

• The Crown
• James Bond’s BMW 750iL
• “The Real Reason Behind Henry Cavill’s Infamous, $3 Million Justice League Mustache”
• The Witcher
• The Last Star In Hollywood Definitive List Of Tom Cruise Films
• The Last Star In Hollywood: Production Schedule

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Join us next week as we once again feel the need for speed: Joseph Kosinski’s 2022 COVID-delayed mega-sequel Top Gun: Maverick.

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